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Thinking the 'unthinkable': NATO wants Canada and allies to gear up for a conventional war (www.cbc.ca)

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[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works -2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Canada would still have to work with the fact that its neighbour is a lot bigger than it.

Canada occupies a total area of about 3,855,100 sq miles making it the second biggest nation in the world while the United States occupies an area of approximately 3,796,742 sq miles.

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 1 points 1 day ago

By "bigger" here I should have more explicitly made clear that I meant in population and economic terms. A bunch of largely empty land is not that significant in regards to the international balance of power in North America.